meg_marsh Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 I have been making some little kids charity quilts so I could work on my pantos. Problem - to utilize the full wide of a single cut of fabric and keep the quilt as wide as possible the clamps were totally in the way and there was no place to check my tension... Problem solved - made fabric leaders and then on the left side added a small quilt sandwich that I could move along as I advanced the quilt. Worked great and the quilt width ended up being about 39" instead of 35 - 36! Just thought this might be of interest to some of you. If you click on the picture - it will enlarge and you can see easier. [/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoryJM Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 Very clever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattyJo Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 A good idea and the pins are on the underneath side so you don't scratch yourself on the sharp point. Thanks for posting that Meg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramona-quilter Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 Mrg, I can't see the photos (webshots blocked at work) but will check them out later. It does sound like a clever solution to a familiar problem. I'm going to have to try that with some of my scimpy backs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBQLTN2 Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 smart girl :cool: we do need space to scribble a little and check tension, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 Very Nifty Idea.. thanks for sharing..! RitaR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen G Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 Now aren't you a smart cookie? Good idea! Sometimes I get a quilt loaded and decide to try different threads--great way to check tension and see how the threads will look on fabric! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eswindy Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 I do that too.. Keeps the extended base from hitting the side tension strap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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